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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Preston

Coordinates: 52°36′44″N 0°42′59″W / 52.61218°N 0.71642°W / 52.61218; -0.71642
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Church of St Peter and St Paul, Preston
Map
DenominationChurch of England
History
DedicationSt Peter, St Paul
Administration
DiocesePeterborough
ParishPreston, Rutland
Clergy
RectorRachel Watts[1]

The Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Preston, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2]

History

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Interior looking east to the chancel arch, chancel and stone reredos

The church has a vestry, tower, north and south aisles, nave and a chancel.[3][2] The bay of the north aisle dates back to c1150[4] and the south from c1200.[3] The tower dates to the 13th century and a century later, remodelling took place. The font, a plain bowl on four cylindrical legs, dates to the 13th century.[5]

The chancel dates to the 13th century; the sedile has a ogee-headed arch. The stone reredos, the design of Edward Browning, incorporates a marble relief by Mario Raggi; it was placed in the chancel in 1881 in memory of former rector, William Belgrave.[6] The stained glass in the east window is by Alfred Gérente (1856).

The chancel has some lamps which came from the Street called Straight in Damascus,[3] and it has a carved Roman stone.[5] Lt. Col. J. A. Codrington presented these Middle Eastern items to the church in 1923. Two mosaic pieces from the Church of St John the Baptist, Constantinople and a piece of Verde Antique from St Sophia's Church in Nicaea (İznik), are just some of the items he donated.[4] The cypress trees outside the church, were grown from seeds collected from the Garden of Gethsemane.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "St Peter & St Paul". www.achurchnearyou.com. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Church of St Peter and St Paul (1361558)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Rutland Water Benefice | St Peter and St Paul". www.rutlandwaterbenefice.info. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Parishes: Preston | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Preston Church Rutland St Peter & St Paul | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Uppingham". Stamford Mercury. 29 July 1881. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

52°36′44″N 0°42′59″W / 52.61218°N 0.71642°W / 52.61218; -0.71642